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v GOLLAR ATTACHMENT FOR DOUBLE HARNESS. No. 316,842. w Patentgd Apr. 28, 1885.

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DE \VANE B. SMITH, OF DEERFIELD, NEW YORK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 316,842, dated April 28, 1885.

Application filed August 8, 1884.

To aZL whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, DE WANE B. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the town of Deerfield, in the county of Oneida and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvementin aNeek-Yoke and Balanced Collar-Draft; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptign of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures marked thereon.

My invention relates to a neck-yoke and balanced collar-draft; and it consists in the mechanism hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side view of my improved balanced collar-draft, takenat line so 00, Fig. 2, showing the angle in the balanced collar'draft, upper, lower, and central connection, the vertical support, and draft-connection. Fig. 2 is a front view of my improved balanced collar-draft, showing collars and hames of a harness, balanced draft-collars, upper and lower draft-bars, and vertical support. Fig. 3 is atop View of the bottom adjustable draftbar. y, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a bottom view of the upper draft-bar. Fig. 6 is a cross-section view of the same, taken at line 6 f, Fig. 5. Fig. 7

is a front view of my improved balanced draft,

collars pivoted to the hames of an ordinary harness. Fig. 8 is a side view of my im proved balanced draft-collars, showing the relative shape of the same and the flexible connection with the hames.

Having described my invention by reference to the figures in the accompanying drawings, I will now proceed to describe it by reference to the letters marked thereon, in which similar letters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views.

A represents a circular balanced draft-collar with an obtuse angle about the center, as indicated in Fig.. 8.

arepresents a slot or loop in the upper portion of the draft-collar for the reception of a strap or other means of connection.

0. represents a similar one in the lowerportion of the same.

6&2 a represent an adjustable pivotal connection between the sides of thedraft-collar Fig. 4 is a cross-section taken at line 00' (No model.)

and the hame of a harness to accommodate the motion of the horse to the load in drawing, holding back, or turning. This is so located as to bring the draft, when applied in the right place, on the hame or collar.

I'I represents the hames of a harness.

B represents a lower draft-bar and neckyoke. Each end of this draft-bar is attached to the draft-collars at a a, Fig. 2, by adjustable connections b I), connected at the ends of the draft-bar b b. This bar should be pro vided with means of lateral adjustment to properly adjust the draft of the team when at Work.

B represents the top draft-bar. The extreme ends of this bar are attached by a flexible adjustable connection with the top of the draft-collars at a a by means of flexible and adjustable connections I) b. Means of lateral adjustment of this connection are provided at b I) to accommodate unequal drafts of the horses.

0 represents a connecting-cable, one end provided with links or suitable means of adjustment.

6 represents the adj Listing-links, which are attached to the upper draft-bar by hook e.

0 represents the lower cable, provided with a similar means of adjustment.

6 represents the hooks 011 the lower draftbar connecting with the lower cable.

6 represents the rigid union of the two cables to effect the required position of the draft on the draft-collars. An upward, downward, and lateral motion is secured to the yoke by means of the cables and their adjustment, the cables being so adjusted as to locate the draft at the point of the union of the collardrafts and hames.

C represents avertical support between the upper and lower draft-bars of such length as to keep the two draft-bars extended to prevent the same from striking the horses. The extreme ends are held or pivoted to the draftbars. I prefer the connection to be flexible.

h represents a neck-yoke ring. I prefer in using this neck-yoke with a pole to have two vertical supports to permit upward and downward motion.

1? represents the pole or tongue. Operation: The balanced draft-collars are pivoted by a flexible joint to the hames of the harness at the place where the tug-holders are usually secured to the hame to allow an adjusting forward, backward, and lateral swing to the circles. The lower and upper draft-bars are each attached by a flexible and adjustable connection with the upper and lower parts of the collars. A vertical support is placed between the upper and lower draftcollars and jointed either rigidly or flexibly to the draft-bars. I prefer that the connection be flexible. cables are attached to a central ring on the upper and lower draft-bars and the opposite end to the vehicle or load, and adjusted to accommodate the balanced collar-draft to the load and the horses. By the adjustment of the cable the'center of the draft is at the point of union of the collar-drafts and the hames, leaving the balanced collar-drafts at liberty to move upward, downward, or laterally when turning, backing, or drawing. The angle in the draft-collars admits of a forward, backward, and side motion when 011 the horses without coming in contact with them.

WVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The herein-described neck-yoke, consisting of a pair of balanced draft-collars, bent as described, and attached on each side The connecting Y- shapedat or near the angle of the bent portion to the hames of a harness to secure a direct and lateral motion of the same, an upper and lower draft-bar secured at each end to the upper and lower portions of the collars, a vertical support between the draft-bars for keeping the same separated, and flexible connectingstraps with the upper and lower draft-bars, substantially as described.

2. A neck-yoke consisting of a pair of balanced draft-collars, bent as described, and attached on each side at or near the angle of the bent portion to the hames of "a harness to secure a direct and lateral motion of the same, an upper and lower draft-bar secured at each end to the upper and lower portion of the collars, a vertical support for keeping the draft-bars separated, in combination with two draft-cables rigidly joined at or near their longitudinal centers and adjustably attached to the upper and lower draft-bar, as de scribed, for the purposes stated.

Signed at Utica, New York, this 6th day of August, 1884.

DE WVANE B. SMITH.

lVitnesses:

PIERREPONT BARTOW, EDWARD PIERCE RYAN. 

